Part1 EnterDr.ThomasDooley(Ⅰ)
本单元词汇精要
1.emaciated 2.surged 3.tranquil 4.sanctuary 5.ascend
In1956,LOOKmagazinenamedThomasDooleyasoneoftheyear’stenmostoutstandingmen.Just underthirtyyearsofageatthetime,Dr. Dooleyhadalreadydistinguishedhimselfbycaringforahalf-million sickandemaciatedVietnamese refugees. When fighting broke out in the divided country of Viet nam, the northernforcessurgedsouthward,scatteringthousandsofrefugeesbeforethem.Atthattime,Dr.Dooleywasalieutenant,assignedtoatranquilnavalhospitalinYoko-suka,Japan.ForthwithhevolunteeredfordutyonanavyshipthathadbeenchosentotransporttherefugeestosanctuaryinSaigon.ThecurtainwasbeginningtoascendonDooley’srealcareer.
Sample Sentences
Usethenewwordsinthefollowingsentences.
1.The residentsoftheWarsawGhettomanagedtowinseveralskirmishesfromtheNazis.
2. A firecracker terminated the climate oftheneighborhood.
3.WhenRichardⅢviolatedtheofthechurchtoseizetheprinces,heexceededhisjurisdiction.
4.Lakemanputitsheaviestplayersupfront,buttheywerehelplessastheGiants’line towardthem.
5.Inexorablythedeterminedclimberbeganto theHimalayanpeak.
Definitions
Matchthenewwordswiththeirmeanings.
6.emaciated a.torushsuddenly
7.surge b.shelter
8.tranquil c.quiet
9.sanctuary d.abnormallythin,wastedaway
10.ascend e.torise
本单元成语精要
sourgrapes:todisparagesomethingwhichyoucannothave(fromAesop’sfableaboutthefoxwhocalledthegrapessourbecausehecouldnotreachthem)酸葡萄,指因得不到想要的东西便故意说它不好。
该习语源于《伊索寓言》。一个热天,饥渴的狐狸看见几大串葡萄垂挂在葡萄藤上。狐狸怎么也够不着,*后只好离去,嘴里嘟囔着:“这有什么,那葡萄是酸的!”
Marciasaidthatshedidn’twanttobeonthePrincipal’sHonorRollanyway.Butweknewthatitwas justsourgrapesonherpart.